I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

We'll be practicing again this afternoon? Menqi was deeply shocked and his fighting spirit was ignited by Jingyang, so he decided to practice together.

In the midst of a boring cultivation life, having a hot girl to feast one's eyes on is naturally a good thing, and Jingyang didn't refuse. It's just that Wu Er seems to have some issues with this female cook, but those issues are temporarily set aside.

Yinda looked at Jingyang, "Is this a good idea?"

For a Nen user, the type of their ability is a relatively important piece of information and a secret, which is usually only known to close friends.

“Oh, it’s alright!” Jingyang replied.

When Menqi learned of this, she was deeply moved. Did Jingyang really trust her that much?

Jingyang continued, "I've already practiced the cultivation of the ability 'emitting' this morning, so I can practice something else this afternoon that doesn't involve the secrets of the ability."

Yinda: "..."

Menqi: "...And what about me?"

Jing Yang scoffed, "You haven't even fully mastered Nen, so I have nothing to peek at if I want to!"

Veins bulged on Menqi's forehead, and he couldn't help but reach behind his waist to pull out a kitchen knife...

“And haven’t you already admitted that you are a materialization type?” Jing Yang added, “Little sister, you have no secrets left in front of me.”

Clang!

The sword flashed!

"Stop right there! If you're so disrespectful, then don't hide!"

"..." Yinda squinted and broke out in a cold sweat.

After making a scene, Menqi angrily began her training. She had already mastered the three stages of Entanglement, Absolute, and Refinement, and had barely grasped Condensation. She should have naturally begun her training to 'Summon', and with the help of Yinda, the novice instructor from the Hunter Association, she officially developed her own unique Conjuration Nen ability. However, Yinda heard about the poachers' crimes and hurriedly took Menqi to this island to catch the criminals.

Since Menchi passed the Hunter Exam in January, she was delayed for several months to participate in the Gourmet Contest, and then there was the Yinda incident, so it's now the end of December, and she still doesn't have a clear idea of ​​what to develop. She has no clue what kind of ability to develop based on the characteristics of the Conjuration type…

"Wouldn't it be better to just start 'launching' right away? My priority right now is practicing this, isn't it?" Menqi remained in a 'perfect' state. "Why do I need to practice what I already know?"

Yin Da said, "The basics are very important. If you neglect the basics in order to practice 'shooing,' then you're putting the cart before the horse."

Menchi was skeptical. She felt that the so-called Nen ability was just a variety of magical superpowers, so "emission" should be the core.

Yinda could only say, "Look at him."

Menqi turned his head and saw Jingyang, a boy who looked only 5 years old but claimed to be 20, standing on an open space not far away. His fists were loosely clenched, his eyes were closed, and his body was in a tense posture. The Can Yue Tiger, who was close to him, was lying not far away, watching quietly. A bird was perched on its head and a bird on its tail. Everything was harmonious and natural, as if this scene had happened many times before.

"What is he doing?" A question mark appeared on Menqi's forehead.

“Use ‘Condensation’,” Yinda reminded him.

"Oh." Menqi quickly tried to gather his breath in his eyes.

Gradually, she saw clearly that Jing Yang, who appeared to be just standing still, was actually enveloped in a layer of aura.

Menqi was shocked and puzzled. "This is 'training'? But why couldn't I sense any aura from him just now?"

Training is about releasing the body's energy at its maximum power.

Based on Menchi's previous experience, once one fully releases their inner ki, even if others don't understand Nen, they will definitely notice the change in atmosphere. If the person releasing their ki is filled with murderous intent or malice, it will be clearly perceived, and some sensitive and alert animals will immediately flee or be frightened into submission.

Yin Da said, "Because he didn't use 'practice,' but 'firmness.' And his level of 'firmness' is quite good, which is why he didn't have any extra aura leaking out."

“‘Firm’?” Menqi had never heard of this.

"Simply put, it's about using the 'entanglement' technique to maintain your energy, based on the foundation of 'practice'," Yinda explained. "This is a more advanced derivative application technique, and Menqi, you haven't reached the stage of learning this yet. You need to become more proficient in using the entanglement technique before considering these."

"Oh..." Menqi nodded, closed his eyes, and obediently went through the basic training once. "Practice!"

She released her energy with all her might, but secretly tried to see if she could also use the technique of "entanglement" to maintain this outward-released energy.

call!

Men Qi made a mistake and didn't grasp the timing of the "entanglement" technique, causing his released energy to become chaotic.

Yinda just watched, thinking it was good for her to suffer a little.

……

When Jingyang got tired of practicing, he went to watch Menqi.

Menchi has already begun experimenting with the "Send" ability. As a Conjuration type, her power naturally needs to be oriented towards "conjuring a suitable object." And since she's a chef, she naturally associates it with "kitchen utensils." And if you connect "kitchen utensils" with Nen combat, you naturally think of a "kitchen knife"...

"If it's just a kitchen knife, why don't you just go to the market and buy the best quality one?" Jing Yang complained as he watched, while petting the big cat and the little bird.

"You're so annoying! I don't need ordinary kitchen utensils!" Menqi said angrily. "I need a 'cleaver that can easily cut any ingredient'! Such a cleaver can be used for cooking and also for fighting enemies, how perfect is that?"

Jing Yang was speechless, then waved his hand and said, "Give me the kitchen knife."

"I haven't developed it yet!" Menqi said.

"The one you used to cut me with."

"Oh." Menqi handed the kitchen knife he carried to Jingyang.

Jingyang gripped the hilt of the knife.

Yinda's eyes flickered, and he saw that the cleaver in Jingyang's hand was wrapped in a watery, flowing energy...

Jingyang held the kitchen knife, found a roadside stone, and casually sliced ​​it open, as if cutting vegetables. The stone was smoothly cut open, and the blade of the kitchen knife was not left with a single mark.

“‘It can easily cut any ingredient,’ even an ordinary kitchen knife can do that,” Jingyang said to the dumbfounded Menqi.

"What is this?" Menqi pointed at Jingyang and turned to ask Yinda.

Yinda broke out in a cold sweat, but answered truthfully: "This is called 'Zhou,' which is a technique for wrapping qi around an object."

He paused, then added, "Like 'Firm,' it's a derivative application of Nen ability. You go first—"

"Let's master the Entangling Technique first," Menqi blurted out, frustrated. He then asked Jingyang, unwilling to give up, "How long did it take you to learn 'Firm' and 'Circle' respectively?"

"Separately? No, we learned together." Jingyang handed the kitchen knife back to her, utterly puzzled. "Is it really that difficult?"

Men Qi: "..."

Yinda was increasingly convinced that this person who looked like a boy might really be in the same situation as Bisky-senpai...

Chapter 25 Amitabha

Jingyang and Biskey are of course different.

The biggest difference, of course, is strength. He'd been so focused on impressing the girl that he'd forgotten he'd just finished a training session and was actually a bit tired. So, the moment he reached for the cleaver, his heart skipped a beat. If he didn't have enough mental energy left to complete the 'week,' it would look bad…

Fortunately, everything turned out alright, and the cup was filled with nothing serious.

Jingyang warned himself inwardly, "This girl is going to cause trouble!"

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How do I lift this girl's sweater?

In the woods near the buffer zone of the protected area, two ravens pondered as they ate small bits of breadcrumbs torn into pieces and placed in their palms.

Little Di just kept feeding him while watching quietly.

As she sat under the tree eating, she looked up and saw two birds that looked like crows staring at her. Out of curiosity, she raised her bread and waved it, and to her surprise, the two crows actually flew down.

And when given food, they just lower their heads and eat; they're really not afraid of people at all.

Jingyang ate some bread from Xiaodi and fed the two birds controlled by the star mark. Then he continued to follow Xiaodi at a distance, acting as if he were just an ordinary crow passing by who was very curious about this beautiful human...

He did consider whether to have two crows fly up and pull the sweater hem up, since his only purpose was to check if Xiao Di had a spider tattoo and whether she had joined the Phantom Troupe, nothing more.

However, doing so carries a slight risk; you could easily get killed.

As for using stars to control drops, it's not impossible, but there's a small problem—the crow's Nen is simply not enough, far from enough to create a single star.

After eating and drinking her fill, Xiao Di fed the two birds she encountered. Although it wasn't clear from her expression, she seemed to be in a good mood.

She loosened her grip, and the materialized "bulging-eyed fish" immediately turned into a ball of energy and retracted into her body.

"Let's keep looking for the Moon Tiger," Little Drop muttered to herself as she continued deeper into the forest of the reserve.

You weren't hired by that balding official Ochima to find the Miserable Moon Tiger, were you? Jing Yang slowly followed, controlling the two crows. Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry. It wouldn't hurt to let Xiao Di get used to these two harmless birds first... Wait, she's looking for the Miserable Moon Tiger?

That's easy.

Let Wuer go!

……

As dusk fell, the surroundings grew dark.

Perhaps due to recent poaching activity, the reserve has strengthened its management of the Crimson Moon Tiger, which is why Xiao Di wandered around for almost a whole day without seeing a single one.

Actually, she saw it! "Jingwuya" who was following her was a little speechless, because the stripes on the body of the Can Yue Tiger do not glow during the day, so it looks like an ordinary moon-white tiger... Xiao Di had actually encountered one an hour ago, but she mistook it for an ordinary tiger and didn't pay much attention to it.

"You're even more of a fool than Wu Er."

As Jingyang was thinking this, a tiger's roar suddenly came from the woods in front of Xiaodi, followed by a moon-white tiger leaping out.

What a huge worm!

Its entire body was covered in bright, shimmering patterns, its texture as blue as jade, and a king-like character was atop its head, radiating a deep and spirited aura.

"Roar……"

The Moon Tiger's eyes were fierce and wary. It paced on the ground, looked at Xiao Di for a while, and then suddenly pounced on her.

boom!

Xiao Di raised her hand and slammed the tiger that pounced on her to the ground.

"Damn, that's some strength!" Jing Yang, who was controlling Wu Er's body, was held down by Xiao Di with one hand. While he was amazed by Xiao Di's wrist strength, he also had the idea of ​​competing with her.

Although he is not currently in his own body, both his Nen ability and the total amount of ki have been greatly reduced, but he is not completely unable to use basic techniques such as "Entanglement" and "Condensation".

Little Drop said, "As a tiger, you're really stupid. You didn't pounce far enough just now, so your attack power wasn't actually that great, was it?"

Just then, the tiger, which already possessed immense strength, bulged its muscles and, despite her pressing hand, began to try to get up from the ground.

Xiao Di was a little surprised, but what surprised her even more was the tiger's stripes that shimmered like jade—they were indeed very beautiful!

"Roar!"

"Jingwu II" roared, finally breaking free from Xiao Di's suppression and leaping away. The front leg that had been restrained was convulsing incessantly, giving the illusion that it had been crushed.